After almost four years of debating a law that would force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to sell the app or be banned in the United States, Congress finally passed legislation promising exactly that, and President Biden signed it into law last week. (I’ve written a number of times over the years about […]
Challenging the newly enacted ban bill in court will not be easy for TikTok. Neither will it be easy for ByteDance to persuade the Chinese government to allow a sale to go through its export control laws.
What Democratic Control of Government Could Mean for Biden’s Tech Policies President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Jan. 8. Susan Walsh/AP Get the need-to-know news for current and aspiring technology executives.
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Though the margins are tight, the incoming president may nominate more progressive candidates for certain positions, experts say.
When President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn in on Jan. 20, they’ll have a small Democratic majority in the House and thanks to two runoff wins in Georgia a 50-50 Senate where Harris will serve as a potential tiebreaker.